WEBVTT MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL INRANCHO CORDOVA, A CAMPUS THATHAS JUST BEEN RECOGNIZED FORHAVING ONE OF THE BEST ANTIBULLYING PROGRAMS IN THE ENTIRESTATE.TEO:BULLYING CAN BE ONE OF THEMOST DIFFICULT.>> I HAVE SEEN A CHANGE FROMWHEN I WAS IN SIXTH GRADE AND WEDIDN'T HAVE THE PROGRAM YET.THER WAS A LOTMORE TENSIONEVERYWHERE WITH ALL THESTUDENTS.BUT SINCE LAST YEAR, WHEN WE HADTHE PROGRAM AND THIS YEAR, LIKEIF YOU SEE ANYTHING GOING DOWN,THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE TRY TOBE POSITIVE AND THEY ARE ALWAYS,LIKE, DON'T DO THAT.THAT'S NOT COOL.TEO: THEY HAVE INSTITUTED ALONG-TERM PLAN TO COMBATBULLYING.THEY RECENTLY RECEIVED ASTATEWIDE BULLYING PREVENTIONAWARD, RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESS.>> THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANGE WEARE SEEING IS THE CULTURE OF THEKIDS, THE ATTITUDE.TEO: INCIDENTS OF BULLYING AREDOWN 91%.SUSPENSION DOWN 48%.KINDNESS, COMPASSION COMINGCOLLISION, SERVICE, ANDGREATNESS.TEO: AMONG THE TACTICS ISBRINGING KEVIN BRACY.TEACHING KIDS EMPATHY.>> EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE BELIEVEWE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BY SMALLACTS OF KINDNESS.IF EVERY DAY, ONE PERSON REACHESOUT TO ONE OTHER PERSON ANDGIVES THEM A WERE TO MEETHERDSMAN, GIVES THEM ACOMPLIMENT, -- AND GIVES THEM AWORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT, GIVESTHEM A COMPLIMENT, A SMALL ACTOF KINDNESS EVERYTHING WITH A.>> WHEN I -- EVERY SINGLE DAY.WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THISSCHOOL, THEY ACTUALLY REALLYHELP TO ME.TEO: VOICE DEMAND TAKES AT RISK-- BOYS TO MEN TAKES AT RISKCHILDREN.>> THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT US ANDTHEY DO NOT WANT US TO FALL INOUR PATH.TEO: DAILY, THE SCHOOL STARTSOFF WITH A SHOUT OUT, A DAILYAFFIRMATION.WE HAVE A SHOUT OUT BOX INTHE OFFICE.IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THEY SHOUTOUT THEIR NAME AND THE STUDENTPUTS DOWN WHY THEY ARE SHOUTINGTHEM OUT.>> AND WE ARE MAKING A POSTERTHAT WE CAN PUT IT UP SOMEWHERE.TEO: JUST TO MAKE PEOPLE FEELGOOD AND THEIR NAMES AND WHY YOUWANT TO MAKE THEM GO GOOD?YES.TEO: THAT'S TERRIFIC.>> I'VE NOTICED KIDS ARECONNECTING MORE WITH EACH OTHER.HAVING THAT EMPATHY WITH EACHOTHER AND SAYING I KNOW WHAT YOUARE GOING THROUGH AND I AM GOINGTO THAT, TOO, LET'S CONNECTEDTHAT A PUSH AWAY AND TEES.

Rancho Cordova students, teachers come together to stop bullying

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Updated: 4:54 PM EST Jan 27, 2017

Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova received a statewide bullying prevention award as students and staff work together to encourage one another in and out of the classroom.